Douglas Merrill
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Douglas Merrill is the CEO and founder of ZestCash.com, a financial services technology company that provides credit alternatives for the underbanked. ZestCash announced a $19 million round of Series A funding in July 2011 and was one of Forbes’ Names You Need to Know in 2011.
Merrill is the former CIO and Vice President of Engineering at Google
, where he helped bring the company to its IPO and with related regulatory activities. Google's current CIO, Ben Fried, took over in April 2008 upon Merrill's departure.
After Google, Merrill served as president of EMI
Music's digital unit. In March 2010, Merrill published the book, “Getting Organized in the Google Era: How to Get Stuff Out of Your Head, Find It When You Need It, and Get It Done Right”. Merrill is also a former researcher with the RAND Corporation and is listed among the organization's most notable participants.
He is a graduate of the University of Tulsa
with a major in social and political organization. Merrill attended Princeton
where he received Masters and Doctoral degrees in psychology. His academic publications include articles in The Journal of the Learning Sciences, Cognition and Instruction, Reliable Distributed Systems, and a paper in the book series Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(1992; 608:103-110). He currently sits on the board of The Filter
.
Merrill is the former CIO and Vice President of Engineering at Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, where he helped bring the company to its IPO and with related regulatory activities. Google's current CIO, Ben Fried, took over in April 2008 upon Merrill's departure.
After Google, Merrill served as president of EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Music's digital unit. In March 2010, Merrill published the book, “Getting Organized in the Google Era: How to Get Stuff Out of Your Head, Find It When You Need It, and Get It Done Right”. Merrill is also a former researcher with the RAND Corporation and is listed among the organization's most notable participants.
He is a graduate of the University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...
with a major in social and political organization. Merrill attended Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
where he received Masters and Doctoral degrees in psychology. His academic publications include articles in The Journal of the Learning Sciences, Cognition and Instruction, Reliable Distributed Systems, and a paper in the book series Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Lecture Notes in Computer Science is a series of computer science books that has been published by Springer Science+Business Media since 1973....
(1992; 608:103-110). He currently sits on the board of The Filter
The Filter
The Filter is a company providing a recommendation engine for providers of digital content. Founded in 2004, it has ties to musician Peter Gabriel and is based in Bath, UK.-History:...
.